That's very good to hear. Will newer proposals also include a stop at FedEx? To me excluding a stop at the metro area's largest employer was REALLY a fatal...
I did not know the University Of Memphis, School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy - City & Regional Planning uploaded three .PDF files of the CSX Potential...
Mark, My understanding is that the line through Cooper-Young has been axed. There were a series of alternatives proposed for the first section of the southeast...
I have some thoughts that felt a little too wordy to post as a frequently-asked-question. My concern was that the recent (and now dead, it seems) light rail...
Hello everybody, I wanted to let you all know that I am running a post on my blog <http://memphislightrail.blogspot.com/> that is collecting questions from...
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Jan 10, 2007 1:38 pm
If this does n ot download, check it out from the Main Page at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RxR130 a:link, a:visited, a:active { color: #03C; } body,...
If the abandoned Cordova Branch of the CSXT (ex-NC&STL main line) reopened, that will be nice for all of us may ride in these fairmont speeders on that track...
$40 vs $400 ... the CSX line at $17 sounds like a bargin and would actually have a chance of moving commuters. Larry ... As Bluff City light rail sputters,...
Thanks for posting those. And here I thought the plans were all but dead. Mark memphislightrail <tim.moreland@...> wrote: If you all are interested there...
Many thanks. It would be interesting to know the local reaction--official and unofficial--to such a vehicle. Van Wilkins ... From: memphislightrail To:...
If you all are interested there is a light rail vehicle down in south main. I took some pictures and posted them on my blog. Follow the link below for more...
Real Estate 101 - Gov't taxing agencies do not appraise ... they assess. Most professional real estate and appraisers will tell you that what the tax assessor...
My comment on this is that the CA only told part of the story. Yes, Memphis has more freight traffic than Nashville ... a lot more. So much more in fact that...
Getting something like that in a developing country can often be a lot easier than in a developed country. Poor people don't have the resources to put up a...
A pretty ambitous project. The first phase is 48 km (29 miles) to be built in 18 months! Notice that it's going in the densely populated areas. It'll be...
I just got this ... The Memphis Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) will hold its second series of public meetings to discuss and receive...
... Yeah, I guess so, for those of you who want to perpetuate dependency on the traffic meatgrinder and its nonstop slaughter, the further devastation of urban...
Hmmm...anyone who has ever spent any time at all in San Francisco knows that lots of people there use transit. Most of these letters show that a lot of people...
We know light rail is a bad idea July 3, 2006 Who really wants to take light rail to the airport (June 25 editorial, "Light rail talk is long overdue")? Take...
I am a new member, raised in Atlanta, and wish they would really grasp the concept, as stated above that there is a difference in streetcars and lt rail. It...
Just a reminder for those who aren't attending other meetings tonight. The League of Women Voters is holding a forum at 6:30 pm at the Main Library for the...
That's a really important point that should be addressed somehow. They should probably make sure the line runs close enough to some residential areas so some...
Would certainly not argue on the street running aspect. On the second point, however, I have a question. FedEx is indeed a very large employer. However, what...
Welcome to the board, Paul! One place you can look for signs of things to come is MATA's current bus service. I don't know enough to say if it's good or bad,...
This is my first post so hope I don't offend anyone. A year ago I emailed MATA to let them know their website still showed that construction was under way on...
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May 29, 2006 12:50 am
This campaign is about Human beings, Democracy, UNHCR, Refugees, The Iraqis, Islam, Kurds, Human rights, Respect, Money, Donations, Angelina Jolie, Pavarotti,...
I added more pictures at the Cordova Station webpage. http://www.oldncstlrr.8m.com/cordova.htm Thanks for looking. Eric C. Fleet http://www.oldncstlrr.8m.com ...
I always thought that the route through Cooper-Young wasn't such a hot idea. I think a streetcar route through the neighborhood would be a good idea, and that...
Just a quick note, at the Rail Steering Committee meeting today, they voted to recommend Altn 2 to the MATA board. Altn 2 is Pauline to Lamar to Airways ......
